Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-12-08
Grand Opening the 18th at 0sler's

Pieces were cut from it here and there, just
as they had been ordered from the table.
The strangcst looking vegetables, and chop,
ped up dishes Imaginable were arranged
on shelves against the wall 1t seems in their
economy they lose nothing, for one flight
above right where they can get all the aroma
from the liking below, is the eating room.
1t Is probably twenty feet square and has in
it eight tables, all solid ebony. This room
is for the common every day people, who eX.
poet dinner for thirty five or fifty cents,
a single cup Of tea to ST rangcrs is two bitcc
twenty five cents. Through massive doors
of ebony and gilt we enter the Grand Hall
! only frcqncnlcd by men of means and tour
lists who desire to eat q high toned Chinese
dinner. Ten tables costing a hundred each
and four settles at eight hundred each, com.
prise the modest irrnitUre Of this room.
The ceiling is Of the most elaborate designs
I ~ Chinese painting and ircscoin-. a heavy
moulding around the room "t the junction
of the wall and ceiling is made from solid
wood, carved into every imaginable shape
all Irregular, yet til" Whole presenting such
symmetry only found in Chinese and japan
cSe designs, lh|s moulding cost i"Ur''hous'
ana uoilafS' me "a"' are c"'''''' wiz"
/ DINNERS W"FN'" IN SILK. some "''P'e '''''A
the Chinese save every cent they make
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lie dinner mere costs twenty iooF "'l'aIS
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with hlm seven trI'h"N It IS All u" same
twenty four dollars.
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low double lounges, male OF ebony ana mar
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cushions, and almost lnVnraoiy ""h one
foot under HIM or IN some olhcr rohlollcu pc
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tooth p'cK ana dlPs II ih'oh small ivory wei
containing opium, some Oh "h!ch aa'eleS !"
it when withdrawn lhcn 'eaA'NS toward
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manlpu'a'es II WIN numerous TWISTS ana
turns INTO small haIis ,"hlch II aoPpeo 'h'o
pipe and soon MIS- the room win shoNc 'hal
to the distorted Optics OF the smoker appear
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the "oIl folks at home his return |" inc
tea ahtatlons,ana thc s''l he icil pcn''Ao
him with pockets lu'l OF American money
that VIII keep nm rom want ana ony MN
name TINT among other wicked ac'S OF MS
life he can hand down |" pos'cfl'y' linen